Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 18 · 40 questions

Word tip (Meaning first, then spelling): Decide what the sentence needs: an action (verb) or a thing (noun)? affect / advise are verbs; effect / advice are nouns. Use memory tricks: stationEry has e for envelopes; stationAry has a for “at rest”; dessert has a double s for “sweet stuff”. Read the finished sentence and check the meaning.

1. 1.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
2. 2.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
3. 3.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
4. 4.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
6. 6.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
8. 8.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
10. 10.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
14. 14.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
16. 16.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
17. 17.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
19. 19.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
21. 21.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
22. 22.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
23. 23.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
24. 24.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
26. 26.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
27. 27.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
28. 28.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
29. 29.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
31. 31.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
35. 35.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
36. 36.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
38. 38.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
39. 39.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented

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